Ancient Ocean Sediments Discovered Beneath Martian Surface: Key Evidence for Martian Habitability

Ancient Ocean Sediments Discovered Beneath Martian Surface: Key Evidence for Martian Habitability

Ancient Ocean Sediments Discovered Beneath Martian Surface: Key Evidence for Martian HabitabilityA team led by researcher Fang Guangyou from the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed data from the Zhurong rover's radar and discovered multiple layers of inclined sedimentary structures buried 10 to 35 meters beneath the surface of Utopia Planitia in southern Mars. This landmark discovery provides the most direct subsurface evidence to date for the existence of an ancient ocean in the mid-to-low latitudes of Mars...